Global Winds and Coriolis Effect

Doldrums

Cauldrons

Westerlies

Easterlies

The Moon

Earth's interior (inside)

Gravity

The Sun

high; low

low; high

medium; high

low; medium

change in location of warm and cold surface water every 2-7 years

tendency of objects moving large distances on Earth’s surface to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere

winds in northern Indian ocean that blow from the southwest in the summer & from the northeast in winter

two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions

the Earth to rotate on its axis

earthquakes

global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

the Earth to revolve around the sun

West to East

North to South

South to North

East to West

East to West

North to South

South to North

West to East

The wind blowing

Earth's gravity pulling things down

The rotation of the Earth

The pull of the Moon

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemishpheres

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind

westerlies

polar easterlies

trade winds

horse latitudes